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Monday, April 9, 2012

H for Hi-Power

Hello All,

Hope your weekend went well. Hi-Power doesn't look like the name of a weapon right? Well, it actually is. Hi-Power, HP, BAP *Browning Automatic Pistol* are the various names given to Browning Hi-Power pistol, the most widely used military pistol of all times. As always, I am participating in the A-Z blogging challenge and posting about weapons. You can find more here

Browning Automatic Pistol

If you ever need a pistol that is compact, has at-least 10 rounds in its disconnect-able magazine, safe, robust in design, simple to assemble and disassemble and can kill a man at 50 meters, then Hi-Power is for you.

Dear Weapon geek *aka weapon freaks*, the specifications, as mentioned by Wikipedia which can interest you are as follows:

Browning Hi-Power Pistol

Weight

1.0 kg (2.19 lb)

Length

197 mm (7.8 in)

Barrel length

118 mm (4.7 in)

Cartridge

9x19mm Parabellum

7.65x21mm Parabellum

.40 S&W

Action

Short recoil operated

Rate of fire

Semi-automatic

Muzzle velocity

335 m/s (1,100 ft/s) (9mm)

Effective range

50 m

Feed system

Detachable box magazine; capacities:

13 rounds (9mm)[1]

10 rounds (.40 S&W)

Hi-Power

So, in simple words, the range, the weight and the accuracy of the Hi-Power are its pros. To my knowledge Desert Eagle is the only weapon in this class that beats Hi-Power in popularity among geeks.

Ever shot one? Ever tested one? Love the looks of the gun? If you were to choose a gun what would its specifications be? What would it be?

I don't like fire weapons, mostly because I'm afraid of them, hence I know nothing about them. I also write horror and my characters usually die at the hands of demons or ghosts, so guns are clearly not on my spectrum. It is interesting, though. Thanks for this.

This is a nice weapon. I would prefer a Colt model 1917 .45 pistol. Sure, the range sucks (you can't hit a can at 10 meters), but when you do fire the firearm you get 100% results.

Most pistol experts are cognizant of the short distance one is able to shoot, and thus many choose a weapon like the .357 or .44 or .45 for the best results.

Rare are the shots that exceed 25 meters, especially when dealing with foes. Indeed, most defensive shots are at close quarters. Ergo, I choose the 1917. Hell, even if I did miss, the shot would scare the bejesus out of the culprit. lol

from my stand point of the best weapon systems in the world from a pistol,rifle,assult rifle,sub machine gun,and machine gun are German made hands down alot of people do not see that almost all of the firearms made are designed mostly off of German firearms.